Book Chapter10.1093/oso/9780197747537.003.0019
Theater
R. Keith Sawyer,Danah Henriksen +1 more
- 31 Dec 2023
- pp 407-420
TL;DR: Theater performance research focuses on improvisation, traditional non-written genres, actor personality, peak states, emotional expression, and ensemble creativity.
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Abstract: Abstract This chapter reviews research on creativity in theater performance. Although much stage performance in Western countries is highly scripted, performances in non-Western cultures often incorporate substantial improvisation. The chapter reviews research by anthropologists on traditional non-written performance genres, and reviews the influence of commedia dell’arte—an improvisational genre—on European theater. The chapter reviews studies of the personality of the actor; the flow or peak state that actors experience; and the role of emotional expression in performance. The chapter ends with a review of ensemble creativity, particularly the form of improvisational theater associated with Chicago in the United States.
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